TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and Preliminary Validation of a New Measure of Values in Scientific Work
AU - English, Tammy
AU - Antes, Alison L.
AU - Baldwin, Kari A.
AU - DuBois, James M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Values in scientific work pertain to work values specifically in the context of scientific research (Rokeach 1979). The aim of this paper is to provide preliminary evidence of the reliability, validity, and factor structure of a new measure, values in scientific work (VSW). We administered the VSW to a sample of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The items were generated rationally, drawing on the literature about values in work and science (Ros et al. 1999).
Funding Information:
Funding This research was funded in part by the US Office of Research Integrity, ORIIR140009; a National Center for Advancing Clinical and Translational Science Award, 2UL1 TR000448-06, and the National Human Genome Research Institute, K01HG008990.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
PY - 2018/4/1
Y1 - 2018/4/1
N2 - In this paper we describe the development and initial psychometric evaluation of a new measure, the values in scientific work (VSW). This scale assesses the level of importance that investigators attach to different VSW. It taps a broad range of intrinsic, extrinsic, and social values that motivate the work of scientists, including values specific to scientific work (e.g., truth and integrity) and more classic work values (e.g., security and prestige) in the context of science. Notably, the values represented in this scale are relevant to scientists regardless of their career stage and research focus. We administered the VSW and a measure of global values to 203 NIH-funded investigators. Exploratory factor analyses suggest the delineation of eight VSW, including autonomy, research ethics, social impact, income, collaboration, innovation and growth, conserving relationships, and job security. These VSW showed predictable and distinct associations with global values. Implications of these findings for work on research integrity and scientific misconduct are discussed.
AB - In this paper we describe the development and initial psychometric evaluation of a new measure, the values in scientific work (VSW). This scale assesses the level of importance that investigators attach to different VSW. It taps a broad range of intrinsic, extrinsic, and social values that motivate the work of scientists, including values specific to scientific work (e.g., truth and integrity) and more classic work values (e.g., security and prestige) in the context of science. Notably, the values represented in this scale are relevant to scientists regardless of their career stage and research focus. We administered the VSW and a measure of global values to 203 NIH-funded investigators. Exploratory factor analyses suggest the delineation of eight VSW, including autonomy, research ethics, social impact, income, collaboration, innovation and growth, conserving relationships, and job security. These VSW showed predictable and distinct associations with global values. Implications of these findings for work on research integrity and scientific misconduct are discussed.
KW - Measurement
KW - Research ethics
KW - Research integrity
KW - Responsible conduct of research
KW - Values
KW - Values in scientific work
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U2 - 10.1007/s11948-017-9896-0
DO - 10.1007/s11948-017-9896-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 28597222
AN - SCOPUS:85020445076
VL - 24
SP - 393
EP - 418
JO - Science and Engineering Ethics
JF - Science and Engineering Ethics
SN - 1353-3452
IS - 2
ER -